Milk-bottle.



T. L. GAMIBR.

MILK BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED r113. 25, 1909.

Patented Jan.4, 1910.

INVENTOR Qm/r ATTURNE Y8 s WITNE88E 8:

. To all whom it may concern:

THOMAS L. CAMIER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. i

MILK-BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4., 1910.

Application tiled February 25, 1909. Serial No. 479,980.

Be it known that I, THOMAS L. CAMIER, a citizen of theUnited States, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings'and State of- New York, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements in Milk-Bottles, of which" the following is aspecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to,

which it appertains to make and use. the same.

- This invention relates to milk bottles and means for closing the same, andthe invention consists in a'novel construction or formation of the top of the neck of the bottle and in the closure device employed. N

a The invention 1s fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the ..accom- I ofa milk bottle provided with p me'nt, Fig. 2 a central vertical showing a slight difie'rence in construction.

The neck a of the bottle is provided at the i panymg drawing forms apart, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of the top of a neck my improvesection thereof, and ;Fig. 3 a view similar to Fig. 2, but

I top thereof with an annular bead or enlargement o in the bottom of which and ad acent to the neck is formed a deep annular groove a p (The closure device I) consistsof a disk or heet of strong paper, paper and canvas or" similar material which is placed on the top of the neck, and which is fo ded downwardly around the annularenlargement or bead a and put into the annular groove a as clearly shown at 6 I In practice th'e-b-ottleis first filled and the closure device 7) is. then applied, and this operation is performed by a suitabl constructed machine, and in taking ofi tli sure device I) the top LPOIlZlOII lZhQI'GOf is split,

Y slitortorn' with'any-suitable instrument or,

if desired, suflicient pressure may be applied thereto by the thumb or finger so as to puncture or break the said closure device, after which it may be removed aswill bereadily understood. I alsopreferably formi in the top of the neck a an annular" groove ain 1 I depending flange or rim 6 terial e ClO- which is placed a 'fibrous or other suitable disk 0 of the usual form and construction, and this disk, as an additional closure device, and when the same is employed, it is placed in' position, as

device b is applied as above described.

In. the construction shown in Fig. 3, the annular groove a in the bottom of the annular enlargement or bead a is madeof somewill be understood, forms- Wlll be understood, before the main closure what greater transverse dimensions than in' F 1g. 2 and-the edge of the closure device I) is folded into said groove so as to form a the neck of the bottle.

removed Whenever necessary.

I-Iavin fully described my "invention, what I c aim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 7 1-. A bottle of the class described the neck of which is provided at the top with an anwhichlclosely fits By means ofvmy improvement I provide a bottle and closure device therefor whieh is. comparatively inexpensive, and which-imay" be quickly and easily applied and as'easily nular enlargement-or bead in the bottom of which and adjacent to the neck is an annular.

groove,'and a closure device consisting of ai-J',

disk or sheet offibrous material laced on the neck and foldedaround said en argement or bead and into said groove. 2. A. bottle of the class described the neo of which is provided at the top with an an? nular enlargement or head the outer Walls of A which are convex in vertical section, said enlargement or bead being provided in the bottom thereof and adjacent to the neck with a deep annular groove, and a closure dev ce consisting of a isk or sheet of flexible maplaced onthe neck and folded around said enlargement or groove.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name 1n presence of the subscribing witnesses this 23rd day of February 1909.

t THOMAS L. GAMIER. Witnesses: I

HARRY R; OANFIELD, V C. E. MULREANY.

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